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NEWS - Wednesday, June 19, 2013

First DLC for The Bureau will be 360 exclusive

With only two months to go until the launch of The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, you may have been concerned about publisher 2Ks silence on the subject of downloadable content. Relax! The tactical shooter will indeed receive DLC, 2K announced today, and youll surely be thrilled to hear the first is exclusive to Xbox 360.

XCOMs DLC will be "narrative-driven", 2K said in the announcement. Beyond that, we dont know what it is or when itll be coming or how much itll cost. Or, indeed, whether the Xbox-exclusive DLC is simply a timed exclusive. Expect more details as the marketing schedule deems appropriate.

"The alternate 1962 universe that weve created for The Bureau is vast and there are many more stories to tell about the early days of XCOM," 2K Marin development director Morgan Gray said in todays DLC announcement. "Were excited that our stories will provide a new perspective on the war effort, much like how our critically acclaimed Minveras Den DLC for BioShock 2 allowed us to present a unique perspective of Rapture."

Ooh, wouldnt it be nice if The Bureaus DLC does actually go all Minervas Den? 2K MarinsBioShock 2 DLC told a beautiful standalone story with new characters, showing a new side of Rapture and, well, perhaps surpassing the core games story. While the main folks behind Minervas Den went indie to make Gone Home, DLC following its lead could be quite pleasing.

More DLC comes in the form of an extra side-mission named Codebreakers as a pre-order bonus, whichll see you investing a key communications facility thats fallen quiet (alien troubles, Id wager). I would be surprised if that isnt later sold separately too. And you can get an exclusive Light Plasma Pistol weapon for pre-ordering from GameStop.